Time passed bit by bit. It was almost evening, and night had begun to fall.
Dusk covered the surroundings, and the surroundings darkened.
It was as if dark clouds were pressing down on the city.
Meng Jiuyou stood on the city gate tower and looked at the official road in the distance. He had already seen the majestic flag in the distance.
The flag belonged to Jingyang County.
The county governor of Jingyang County was called Wang Xuandu, and he had always been in charge of Jingyang County. When the Great Qin Empire began to be in turmoil, Jingyang County was also in turmoil. There were many bandits causing trouble.
However, at that time, Wang Xuandu directly suppressed the situation.
Everyone bowed their heads.
In order to stabilize the situation, Wang Xuandu directly slaughtered a group of bandits, and no one in Jingyang County dared to rebel anymore.
Since then, everything had calmed down.
Wang Xuandu also seized the opportunity to develop, and he continued to send people to various places.
They played a great role in the surrounding areas of Jingyang County.
Unfortunately, the people Wang Xuandu sent to Fushan County were killed by Meng Jiuyou.
Regarding this matter, Wang Xuandu had always wanted to take revenge and wipe out his hatred.
When Du Qi sent a message saying that Du Qi had sent troops to attack Du Qi's rear, Wang Xuandu sent troops to attack Du Qi's rear. However, Wang Xuandu did not expect that the people he sent would be killed by Meng Jiuyou, and the army suffered a crushing defeat. Only a few people escaped.
Wang Xuandu was very dissatisfied with this.
His heart was burning with rage.
Therefore, he personally sent troops to destroy Fushan County in one fell swoop.
Then, he would destroy Du Qi.
Then, he would directly annex Songyang County.
As long as the Jingyang Army and Songyang County joined forces, Wang Xuandu would be able to establish his own territory.
Therefore, Wang Xuandu was determined to destroy Songyang County this time.
Wang Xuandu's army arrived and formed up outside the city. He looked up at Cangshan Pass and frowned slightly. The terrain of Cangshan Pass was very steep. It was built on a steep mountain path, and there were steep mountains on both sides. It was difficult to attack.
Although he also had cannons, the problem was that although cannons could bombard such a sturdy city wall, they could not destroy it.
It was almost impossible to destroy it directly.
Wang Xuandu thought about it. He did not say anything, and he thought of a plan to deal with it.
Bombard it?
This seemed to be the only way.
"Men!"
Wang Xuandu instructed.
"Here!"
The messenger replied immediately.
Wang Xuandu ordered, "Immediately mobilize the cannoneers and aim at the city tower. Suppress the enemy's momentum first."
"Yes!"
The messenger immediately made the arrangements.
Because the mountain path was rugged and the road outside Cang Shan Pass was not wide. Instead, it was rather narrow. Therefore, the mountain path was long and winding. The official road could at most accommodate a row of twenty or so people. The entire line was very long.
"Boom!!"
The first shell flew out.
Boom! Boom! "
A series of explosions rang out one after another.
Cannonballs after cannonballs flew directly towards the tower of Cang Shan Pass.
The cannonballs either landed on the city walls or the checkpoints. The cannonballs exploded and soil flew everywhere. The soldiers on the city walls had already retreated in the shortest time possible, hiding behind the walls.
Meng Jiuyou remained calm.
Boom!
This was an extremely normal operation.
He had cannons too.
Meng Jiu You immediately said: "Li Jingcheng, assemble the cannons and blast them back. They have a lot of people gathered together. Our cannonballs will hit them one by one. We have cannons guarding this place. It's too easy to bombard them. "
"Yes!"
Li Jingcheng immediately made the arrangements after receiving the order.
Not long after, the cannons were in position and fired.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The cannons fired one after another, and cannonballs flew through the air. In the blink of an eye, they had already landed in the crowd of Wang Xuandu's army.
The cannonballs exploded, and people were thrown off their horses.
One by one, the soldiers were killed on the spot. There were also soldiers who were blown to the ground.
Countless people fell to the ground and could not get up.
Countless people were seriously injured.
If it was any other open area, the soldiers under Wang Xuandu's command would have spread out and completely widened the distance between them. Then, the cannons would not be able to bombard them so easily.
However, it was different in the current situation. The soldiers were crowded together because of the narrow mountain path. As a result, the entire army could not block the cannonballs at all, and there was no place to retreat to.
One explosion, one hit.
When Wang Xuandu saw this scene, his cheeks twitched, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.
The situation was not good!
Cangshan Pass was an impregnable pass. Under such circumstances, it would be extremely difficult to break through Cangshan Pass. After all, the other party had cannons, and the terrain was so narrow.
"County Governor, I suggest that we retreat for the time being and think of a plan later."
A general next to Wang Xuandu said.
The person who spoke was called Lin Chong.
This person was a general under Wang Xuandu's command.
Lin Chong continued, "County Governor, Cangshan Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It's almost impossible for us to break through it directly. Therefore, under the current circumstances, we can only retreat first, and then think of a way to outsmart them. "
"Retreat!"
Wang Xuandu nodded and did not insist.
The army did not stay any longer and quickly retreated. In a short time, they had disappeared from Cangshan Pass.
When Meng Jiuyou saw this scene, the corners of his mouth curled into a smile, and he said, "Li Jingcheng, the other party has retreated. It seems that we have to stall for time until Lord Du arrives. There shouldn't be a problem then. "
Li Jingcheng said, "You're right, County Governor."
"Report!"
At this moment, a scout went up the tower and came to Meng Jiuyou's side, and said, "County Governor, Lord Du's army is less than ten miles away from Cangshan Pass. They will arrive soon."
"Good!"
Meng Jiuyou was immediately overjoyed.
They were finally here.
With Du Qi leading the army here, he also had a backbone and no longer had to worry about Cangshan Pass falling.
Meng Jiuyou arranged for the soldiers to continue watching Cangshan Pass, and then directly went down the tower of Cangshan Pass and entered the pass, and quietly waited.
Time slowly passed.
In the blink of an eye, on the narrow official road inside the pass, there were flags fluttering in the wind, and another army was rushing quickly.
They were heading towards Cangshan Pass.
The person in the lead was Du Qi.
He led the army all the way from Pandu County and arrived at Cangshan Pass in the shortest amount of time.
Meng Jiuyou went up and greeted, "Meng Jiuyou greets Lord."
Du Qi nodded and said, "Go to the pass!"
"Yes!"
Meng Jiuyou brought Du Qi directly to the tower of Cangshan Pass, while the army was stationed inside the pass.
Du Qi came to the tower and looked down, overlooking the pass. He saw the bloodstains outside the pass, as well as the uncollected corpses, and said, "There was a battle earlier, is the army of Jingyang County already here?"
Meng Jiuyou nodded and said, "Lord, Wang Xuandu led the army and indeed just arrived. The moment they arrived, they launched an attack, intending to bombard Cangshan Pass and break the defense of Cangshan Pass. "
"Unfortunately, Cangshan Pass is majestic, even if we bombarded it, it was not affected at all."
"Especially outside Cangshan Pass, the terrain is narrow, when Wang Xuandu's army arrived, the soldiers gathered together, and the army became very long, instantly becoming the target of our bombardment."
"Under such circumstances, they could no longer withstand our bombardment."
Meng Jiuyou said, "After a round of bombardment, Wang Xuandu led the army to retreat, and we defended Cangshan Pass. Then, the army led by Lord arrived at Cangshan Pass. "
Du Qi nodded.
He was clear about the general situation.
Du Qi said, "What about the general guarding the pass?"
Li Jingcheng stepped forward and cupped his fists, "General Li Jingcheng greets Lord."
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Cangshan Pass is so majestic, unless we open the gate and let the enemy enter the city. Otherwise, Wang Xuandu's army would not be able to break through Cangshan Pass, right? "
"Yes!"
Li Jingcheng replied with certainty.
As the general guarding Cangshan Pass, he was confident about this point.
Du Qi continued, "Since that is the case, if Wang Xuandu wants to break through Cangshan Pass, the only way is to outsmart Cangshan Pass. But if he wants to outsmart Cangshan Pass and instigate the defection of the people guarding Cangshan Pass, he cannot do it. Other than that, the only way I can think of is to take a shortcut and break through the pass through the mountains. "
Li Jingcheng was also a leader, and he was stationed in Cangshan Pass, so he was familiar with the situation. After thinking about it carefully, he agreed, "Lord is right, under the current situation, to break through Cangshan Pass, this is the only way, there is no other way."
Du Qi said, "Then, do you know, in this Cangshan Pass, where is the shortcut at the foot of the mountain that can pass through Cangshan Pass? Now, we must find this path. Then, we can use it. "
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